Stephen P. Doyle

Honorary Degrees
 
 

 

California State University San Diego​

Stephen P. Doyle is a proud and active alumnus of San Diego State University, where he earned his engineering degree in 1980. He later earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law. Mr. Doyle is currently president and owner of Sandy Point Properties, an infill builder and developer in San Diego County.

Mr. Doyle was elected president of the San Diego Building Industry Association in 2001. He was president for the California Building Industry Association in 2005. As past president of the board of the Construction Industry Alliance for the City of Hope, he helped raise more than  $2 million for cancer research. Mr. Doyle was named to the California Building Industry Hall of Fame in March 2007 and the San Diego Building Industry Hall of Fame in 2009. He was named a Distinguished Alumni for the University of San Diego School of Law in 2011. In 2013, Mr. Doyle and his wife were awarded the Walk the Talk Award from Just in Time for Foster Youth for their work with former foster children. Mr. Doyle received the Outstanding USO Partner Award for his efforts to refurbish the Downtown Service Center in 2015.

Mr. Doyle is a long-serving member of San Diego State University College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board, and has served as board chair since 2015. He helped the college establish a construction engineering and management program that continues to grow every year. In 2008, Mr. Doyle received the San Diego State University College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award, earning him the prized Monty Award. In 2017, he joined San Diego State University’s Campanile Foundation Board and served as fundraising chair of the Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex on the San Diego State University campus. The $90 million structure featuring classrooms, labs and student study space opened in 2018.

In 2018, Mr. Doyle’s leadership on the Friends of SDSU Committee was instrumental in passing Measure G. This allowed the university to purchase the Mission Valley property and expand its offerings through SDSU Mission Valley. His extensive background in law and real estate was vital in the land acquisition that took almost two years to complete. 

In recognition of his outstanding professional and philanthropic achievements, the Board of Trustees of the California State University and San Diego State University are proud to confer upon Stephen P. Doyle the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.